After the lewd and frenetic Dance of the Seven Veils, and with the solemn pledge from the very lips of Herod himself that she could have whatever her heart desires up to half his kingdom, wanton and proud young Salomé comes before her king with an unreasonable demand. Beguiled by John the Baptist, and then scorned for the sake of his god, lascivious Salomé—encouraged by her mother, the vindictive, Herodias—commands that John be executed and his head delivered on a silver platter.
Connor O'Neil hayatında sorumluluk almaktan sürekli kaçınan ve zamanını spor karşılaşmalarında bahis oynayarak geçiren birisidir. Yakın arkadaşı olan bir bankerden borçlarını ödemek için yardım istediğinde arkadaşı ona artık karşılıksız para veremeyeceğini söyler. Çalışıp para kazanması gerektiğini öğütler ve ondan şirketinin sponsoru olduğu beyzbol küçükler takımının koçluğunu üstlenmesini ister. Hayatında kendisinden başka hiç kimsenin sorumluluğunu üzerine almamış olan Conor, istemeye istemeye görevi kabul eder. Şikago'nun en belalı mahallesinde bir okulda okuyan küçük zenci çocukların koçluğunu üstlenir. Zaman geçtikçe çocuklara ne kadar bağlandığını kendisi bile şaşırır. Bu 10 yaşından küçük çocuklar kendisine hayat dersi vermektedir. Olayın içine bir de genç öğretmenleri Diane Lane girince, işler Conor için daha da ilginç olmaya başlar. Sonunda Conor aydınlanmanın ve kendini bulmanın değişik şekiller de ortaya çıkabileceğini öğrenmeye başlar.
Based on the writer/director's childhood, FARMING tells the story of a young Nigerian boy, 'farmed out' by his parents to a white British family in the hope of a better future. Instead, he becomes the feared leader of a white skinhead gang.
Middle-aged widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters Ruth and Matilda are struggling to survive in a society they barely understand. Beatrice dreams of opening an elegant tea room but does not have the wherewithal to achieve her lofty goal. Epileptic Ruth is a rebellious adolescent, while shy but highly intelligent and idealistic Matilda seeks solace in her pets and school projects, including one designed to show how small amounts of radium affect marigolds.
Captain Fedor Volkonogov works in law enforcement. He is on the good books of the management, and his colleagues respect him. But one day, his life abruptly changes: he is declared a criminal. The Captain manages to run away before he is arrested. Suddenly he turns into an outcast, whom his former colleagues search across the whole city. At night Volkonogov is visited by a messenger from the other world, who warns him that after death he will go hell and be tormented forever. But he has an opportunity to change his fate and get to paradise if he repents, and at least one person forgives him. The Captain embarks on his way to find forgiveness. But he cannot even fathom what tests are awaiting him on this way.